Malawi vs Niger: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Malawi
268.19 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Niger
300.5 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Malawi rank
47th
Niger rank
46th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Malawi
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 300.5 per 1,000 people against 268.19 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 32.31 per 1,000 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 47th and Niger ranks 46th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9928 per 1,000 people 0.2332 per 1,000 people 0.7596 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 1.8 per 1,000 people 0.7885 per 1,000 people 1.01 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 2.63 per 1,000 people 1.15 per 1,000 people 1.47 per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 3.78 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people 2.28 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 55.83 per 1,000 people 48.22 per 1,000 people 7.61 per 1,000 people Malawi
2010s 243.8 per 1,000 people 275.61 per 1,000 people 31.81 per 1,000 people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Malawi or Niger?
Niger, at 300.5 per 1,000 people against 268.19 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Malawi and Niger?
32.31 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Malawi ranks 47th and Niger ranks 46th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.